Dummy, Test and Experimental Stamp Booklets
The invention of printing was as much a technological revolution a few hundred years ago, as the onset of the internet is today. One big difference is that proofreading was of paramount importance to printed material but is almost non-existent ...
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Finland’s Classic Oval Stamps Celebrate 150 Years
In 1856, the Grand Duchy of Finland was very much an agrarian society. Only some 6% of the population lived in towns and cities which at that time was a very low figure when compared with Sweden or England. If you ...
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Hamlet’s Elsinore
The Danish city of Elsinore is located on the northern coast of Sealand opposite the city of Helsingborg in Sweden. Two ferry lines link the two cities; the crossing takes some 20 minutes. Lots of Swedes travel to Elsinore every ...
Monday, February 15th, 2010
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway, and His Family (1899)
[Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the royal family of Sweden in 1899, originally published in The Ludgate Magazine (1899). All Scandinavian collectors will be familiar with King Oscar portrait on the stamp of Sweden and this article should be ...
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Norway, Sweden & Denmark Map (Lincoln Stamp Album 1899)
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Stamps of Romania: Stockholmia Stamp Exhibition Souvenir Sheet (1974)
This multicoloured 10 lei Souvenir Sheet (Scott 2512) for the Stockholmia Stamp Exhibition was issued September 10, 1974. It was designed by Coteanu Rodica and photogravure printed at the Romanian Stamp Printing Office. If you enjoyed this article, you might also ...
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Sweden Map (1996)
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Sweden’s First Air Mail Stamp
Today most mail is routinely being sent by air, as this is the fastest way of transporting it from one place to another. However, it did take quite some time for airmail to be generally accepted. In the early days ...
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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